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as the WinPcap installation is now longer really needed (it has become part of the main Ethereal installer) clarify things about installation
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binary packages.
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binary packages.
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<section id="ChBuildInstallComponents">
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<section id="ChBuildInstallComponents">
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<title>Ethereal Installer</title>
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<title>Install Ethereal</title>
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<para>
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<para>
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You may acquire a binary installer of Ethereal at
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You may acquire a binary installer of Ethereal named something like:
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<ulink url="&EtherealBinariesPage;">&EtherealBinariesPage;</ulink>.
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<filename>ethereal-setup-x.y.z.exe</filename>.
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</para>
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</para>
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<para>
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<para>
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Simply download the installer and execute it.
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Simply download the Ethereal installer from:
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<ulink url="&EtherealBinariesPage;">&EtherealBinariesPage;</ulink>
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and execute it.
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</para>
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</para>
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<note><title>Note!</title>
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<note><title>Note!</title>
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<para>
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<para>
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Since Ethereal Version 0.10.12, the WinPcap installer has become part of
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<command>Since Ethereal Version 0.10.12, the WinPcap installer has become
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the main Ethereal installer, so you don't need to download and install
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part of the main Ethereal installer, so you don't need to download and
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two separate packages any longer.
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install two separate packages any longer!</command>
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</para>
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</note>
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</note>
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</section>
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<section id="ChBuildWinInstaller">
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<section id="ChBuildWinInstaller">
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<title>Ethereal Installer Settings</title>
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<title>Components</title>
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<para>
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<para>
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Beside the usual installer options like where to install the program,
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Beside the usual installer options like where to install the program,
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there are several optional components.
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there are several optional components.
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</itemizedlist>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</section>
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</section>
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<section id="ChBuildInstallWinPcap">
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<section id="ChBuildInstallWinPcap">
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<title>Install WinPcap</title>
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<title>Install WinPcap</title>
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<para>
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<note><title>Note!</title>
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As mentioned above, the Ethereal installer includes WinPcap.
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</para>
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<para>
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While running, the
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Ethereal installer detects which WinPcap version is currently
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running and will install WinPcap, if none or an older version is
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detected. So the following is only necessary if you want to
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try a different than the recommended WinPcap version, e.g. because a new
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WinPcap beta version was released.
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</para>
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<para>
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You will find a single installer exe called something
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like "auto-installer", which can be installed under various Windows
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systems, including 9x/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP. This installer is located at:
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<ulink url="&WinPcapDownloadWebsite;">&WinPcapDownloadWebsite;</ulink>.
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</para>
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<para>
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Current information about the Ethereal related usage of WinPcap can be
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<command>As mentioned above, the Ethereal installer
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found at:
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(since version 0.10.12) takes care of the installation of WinPcap,
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so usually you don't have to worry about WinPcap at all!</command>
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</note>
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If you do not have WinPcap installed you will be able to open saved
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capture files, but you will not be able to capture live network traffic.
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While running, the Ethereal installer detects which WinPcap version is
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currently installed and will install WinPcap, if none or an older version is
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detected.
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<para>
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More WinPcap info:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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Ethereal related:
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<ulink url="http://wiki.ethereal.com/WinPcap">http://wiki.ethereal.com/WinPcap</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://wiki.ethereal.com/WinPcap">http://wiki.ethereal.com/WinPcap</ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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General WinPcap info:
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<ulink url="&WinPcapWebsite;">&WinPcapWebsite;</ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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</para>
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<section id="ChBuildInstallWinPcapManually">
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<title>Manual WinPcap Installation</title>
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The following is only necessary if you want to
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try a different version than the one included in the Ethereal installer,
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e.g. because a new WinPcap (beta) version was released.
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<para>
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Additional WinPcap versions (including newer alpha or beta releases)
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can be downloaded from the following locations:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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The main WinPcap site:
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<ulink url="&WinPcapWebsite;">&WinPcapWebsite;</ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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The ethereal.com mirror:
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<ulink url="http://winpcap.mirror.ethereal.com">
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http://winpcap.mirror.ethereal.com</ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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The Wiretapped.net mirror:
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<ulink url="http://www.mirrors.wiretapped.net/security/packet-capture/winpcap">
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http://www.mirrors.wiretapped.net/security/packet-capture/winpcap</ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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At the download page you will find a single installer exe called something
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like "auto-installer", which can be installed under various Windows
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systems, including 9x/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP.
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</section>
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<section id="ChBuildInstallWinUpdate">
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<title>Update</title>
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<section id="ChBuildInstallWinEtherealUpdate">
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<title>Update Ethereal</title>
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<para>
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From time to time you may want to update your installed Ethereal to a more
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From time to time you may want to update your installed Ethereal to a more
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recent version. If you join Ethereal's announce mailing list, you will be
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recent version. If you join Ethereal's announce mailing list, you will be
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informed about new Ethereal versions, see <xref
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informed about new Ethereal versions, see <xref
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linkend="ChIntroMailingLists"/> for details how to subscribe to this list.
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linkend="ChIntroMailingLists"/> for details how to subscribe to this list.
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</para>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<command>Update Ethereal</command>.
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New versions of Ethereal usually become available every 4-8 weeks.
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New versions of Ethereal usually become available every 4-8 weeks.
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Updating Ethereal is done the same way as installing it, you simply
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Updating Ethereal is done the same way as installing it, you simply
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download and start the installer exe. A reboot is usually not required and
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download and start the installer exe. A reboot is usually not required and
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all your personal settings remain unchanged.
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all your personal settings remain unchanged.
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<section id="ChBuildInstallWinPcapUpdate">
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<title>Update WinPcap</title>
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<para>
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<para>
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<command>Update WinPcap</command>.
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New versions of WinPcap are less frequently available, maybe only once in a
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New versions of WinPcap are less frequently available, maybe only once a
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year. You will find WinPcap update instructions where you can download new
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year. You will find WinPcap update instructions where you can download new
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versions. Usually you have to reboot the machine after installing a new
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WinPcap versions. Usually you have to reboot the machine after installing
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WinPcap version.
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a new WinPcap version.
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<warning><title>Warning!</title>
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<para>
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If you have an older version of WinPcap installed, you must un-install it
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before installing the current version. Recent versions of the WinPcap
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installer will take care of this.
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<section id="ChBuildInstallWinUninstall">
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<section id="ChBuildInstallWinUninstall">
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<title>Uninstall Ethereal</title>
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<title>Uninstall Ethereal</title>
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You can uninstall Ethereal the usual way, using the "Add or Remove Programs"
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You can uninstall Ethereal the usual way, using the "Add or Remove
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option inside the Control Panel. You will find two entries, one for Ethereal
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Programs" option inside the Control Panel. Select the "Ethereal" entry to
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itself and one for WinPcap.
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start the uninstallation procedure.
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<para>
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The Ethereal uninstaller will provide several options which things to be
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uninstalled, the default is to remove the core components but keep the personal
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settings, WinPcap and alike.
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WinPcap won't be uninstalled by default, as other programs than Ethereal
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<section id="ChBuildInstallWinPcapUninstall">
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<title>Uninstall WinPcap</title>
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<note><title>Note!</title>
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After uninstallation of WinPcap you can't capture anything with Ethereal.
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It might be a good idea to reboot Windows afterwards.
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